Description Salary: £25,000 pro rata- plus Island allowance of £1795 pro rata Location: Stornoway Contract/Hours: 6 month contract with potential to become permanent - Part-Time - 25 hours per week, Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Our Peri-natal service called Blueprints, funded by Scottish Government, is a vital part of our work across the Outer Hebrides. You will be working independently as part of a small team and be supported by the Action for Children staff based in Bayhead. You will be working with expectant parents and their babies, pre-birth through to aged 3. Your role will involve working with children and families affected by parental mental health. We work alongside parents to build their confidence, helping parents through pregnancy, birth and onto infant stages. We support and empower parents and families by giving them emotional support, parental support and help to restore a positive mental and emotional wellbeing. This consists of 1 to 1 support, drop in and group work depending on the families need. You will work with the parents to build up their parenting skills, bonding and attachment, boundary setting, improving wellbeing and welfare including home visits. You will mirror good parenting skills including play, healthy eating, routines and boundaries. These tools will bolster parents' confidence, nurturing and interaction with their child. The tools used give the families positive behaviour strategies, guidance on sleep patterns and healthy sleep, build routines and develop their understanding of child development. You will be trained in an appropriate parenting programme which can then be delivered to the parents. You will support parents in understanding and managing their mental wellbeing struggles, providing a safe place to explore and learn ways of coping with their and their child's emotional needs, How you'll help to create brighter futures Providing a high-quality service to children, young people and their families, based on an assessment of need and is outcomes driven. Delivering specialist interventions with families and their babies on a 1:1 basis or group setting. Providing lead case/care planning management, including undertaking assessing, reviewing, and managing risks. Attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings, providing a lead role ensuring reflective and analytical practice review. Let's talk about you Our job description for the Children and Families Practitioner outlines the requirements of the role but the ‘must-haves' are: Previous experience working with parents and their young children (minimum of 2 years). Previous experience of delivering family support. Understanding of peri-natal mental health, it causes and supports needed. Minimum of HNC in a related field (we welcome an equivalent relevant degree qualification). Knowledge of working with multi agency partnerships. Full Drivers licence and access to a vehicle to enable the duties of the role to be carried out. Essential training will be provided. Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11584 Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. [ For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.] Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services